Mike Maslanka, generally a defense lawyer, offers a good point about employee handbooks. All large employers have them. They provide concise, easy-to-read rules. But, employee handbooks generally do not provide a purpose for the rule. They do not explain why a particular rule is necessary, or even better, why the rule provides a benefit to
San Antonio Unemployment Increases
The national unemployment rate remains steady at 9.7% this month. The state unemployment rate remains steady at 8.2%, still lower than the national rate. The San Antonio area unemployment rate did increase from 6.9% to 7.7%. A year ago this month, the San Antonio rate was 6.4%.
Length and Cost of a Lawsuit
My friend Gene Lee wrote a good post about how long discrimination lawsuits can take. He refers to statistics showing that from start to finish, the average lawsuit will take 22 months. That sounds about right for the San Antonio area, also. Here in South Texas, we can file the typical discrimination lawsuit in state
Binding Arbitration is Not So Binding When You are Bob Perry
No one supports frivolous lawsuits. But, few have done as much to stop supposed frivolous lawsuits as has Bob Perry. The huge home builder from Houston, Texas has donated tens of millions of dollars to political contests largely to oppose consumer lawsuits. He funded the SWIF boat for truth campaign against John Kerry. He helped
Employee Depositions Critical to Successful San Antonio Lawsuits
I spoke about depositions in general a couple of weeks ago. Now, let’s talk about employee depositions in a San Antonio employment lawsuit. The plaintiff employee deposition is critical to success for any employment lawsuit. The plaintiff employee must be able to show the opposing attorney and the employer that the employee can testify